DG Terri Rickel

started her working career with her 3 siblings at the age of 5 when they got up at 4:00
am to help in the family’s dairy operation. She worked on the farm until moving to
Muncie, Indiana to finish her college degree at Ball State University.
Terri joined the Elkhart Rotary club in 2005, shortly after relocating to the area. In 2008
she was elected to the board of directors. Serving in all officer positions on the board,
she was nominated and served as the club’s president during the 2015-2016 year. She
continues to be very active on various club committees. As a dedicated supporter of the
Rotary Foundation, she is a Major Donor, a Polio Plus Society, and Bequest Society
member.
Within the Rotary District she served as Assistant District Governor for several terms
working with five clubs. Additionally, she has served on the district’s administrative
council, membership committee and Annual Programs Fund Chair.
Terri enjoys giving back to the community and has served on numerous boards
including Council on Aging, Michiana Heart Reach, Church Community Services,
Wellfield Botanic Gardens, and the Elkhart Sesquicentennial event in 2008.
She was honored at the district conference in 2024 by receiving the Jack and Kay
Kissinger Award. Elkhart Chamber of Commerce’s, awarded Terri with the
“Businesswomen of the Year” award, in 2016.
After 30 plus years in banking, she retired to spend more time with her husband and
family. Married to Bob Rickel, she has two fantastic adult stepchildren and two grown
grandchildren.
DGE Mike Pruitt
Born a country boy, Mike has always been self-employed and growing up on a blueberry farm taught him the importance of Hardwork and daily routines. He always knew that he was a server and always works to give his fellow man a Hand up, not necessarily a handout. He began his service in ministry his dad was a pastor and at a young age he started doing youth work and wound up being a state youth Director in two different states traveling as many as 5000 miles a month and speaking over 30 times. Service requires commitment and a lot of energy!
Mike is currently owner of Precision Glass LLC, an auto, residential and commercial focused business. He also runs a locksmith business that helps with hardware, keying systems and surveillance.
Mike was born with a hair lip and cleft palate and at an early age realized he was very different, often ridiculed and bullied but maintained a positive and energetic outlook on life. He is most driven by helping other people with similar emotional issues and somewhat of a life coach and positive influence where some may feel less than or paralyzed by some insufficiency. Mike's greatest high is leaving someone with a smile they did not have when he met them. Also he enjoys the success of others.
Joining Rensselaer Rotary Club in 2014 has given him the opportunity to help people wherever there is a need. At this stage in his life he is doing everything he can especially in the area of harelip cleft palate to raise awareness and funds to specifically help with surgeries for children in Mexico and other places.
Mike has served as Area Governor, District Service chair, Club President and Club Service Chair. He is a Rotary Benefactor, Bequest Society 2, Paul Harris, a Sustaining member and a member of theInternational Fellowship of Motorcycling Rotarians North America (IFMR-NA). He enjoys riding his motorcycles, camping and grandkids.
His mission statement “I choose to leave the world better than I found it and make a mark that is lasting way beyond my days. “
Mike Pruitt:
DGN Tom Archbald

Tom was born in Millbrae, California in 1961. His passion growing-up was baseball. He entered
the United State Air Force in 1979. He served until 1983. He worked as a computer operator at
Grissom Air Force Base in Indiana. He also was a volunteer youth chaplain working with
independent middle and high school students.
He graduated from Taylor University in 1987 with degrees in psychology and theology. He worked
two years as a juvenile probation officer. He then worked 10 years in psychiatric hospitals as a
counselor, physician recruiter, program director and regional director. He switched careers after
getting married and has worked the past 26 years as a project manager for a construction
company.
He joined the Chesterton-Porter Rotary club in 2008. He has been on their board for 13 of the
past 18 years including president in 2017-18 and 2024-25. He was selected to be part of the
District 6540 governor line in 2025. He is just taking over as the District Governor Elect Nominee
on July 1st.
PDG
Our Past District Governors
| Name | Year | Club | Theme | |
| Herbert C. Angster* | 1915-16 | 8 | Chicago | |
| Frank P. Manly* | 1916-17 | 8 | Indianapolis | |
| Percival G. Rennick* | 1917-18 | 11 | Peoria, IL | |
| John P. Dyer* | 1918-19 | 11 | Vincennes | |
| Charles E. Watkins* | 1919-20 | 11 | Muncie | |
| Walter E. Pittsford* | 1920-21 | 11 | Indianapolis | |
| C.H. Willis* | 1921-22 | 11 | Kokomo | |
| Frank A. Hatfield* | 1922-23 | 20 | Evansville | |
| Arthur A. Sapp* | 1923-24 | 20 | Huntington | |
| Robert E. Heun* | 1924-25 | 20 | Richmond | |
| Benjamin Sherwood* | 1925-26 | 20 | Bedford | |
| William R. Barr* | 1926-27 | 20 | Bluffton | |
| Charles O. Grafton* | 1927-28 | 20 | Muncie | |
| Worth W. Pepple* | 1928-29 | 20 | Michigan City | |
| Leslie C. Sammons* | 1929-30 | 20 | Shelbyville | |
| William F. Hodges* | 1930-31 | 20 | Gary | |
| John H. Beeson* | 1931-32 | 20 | Crawfordsville | |
| Carl Bimel* | 1932-33 | 20 | Portland | |
| Oscar H. Cravens* | 1933-34 | 20 | Bloomington | |
| Raymond E. Willis* | 1934-35 | 20 | Angola | |
| Ralph Thompson* | 1935-36 | 20 | Seymour | |
| C. Seymour Bullock* | 1936-37 | 20 | South Bend | |
| A. Elliston Cole* | 1937-38 | 20 | Bloomington | |
| Paul E. Chalfont* | 1938-39 | 154 | Columbia City | |
| G. Edson Murray* | 1939-40 | 154 | Rensselaer | |
| H. H. Kleinschmidt* | 1940-41 | 154 | Gary | |
| William C. Rastetter Jr. * | 1941-42 | 154 | Fort Wayne | |
| Arthur W. Raabe* | 1942-43 | 154 | Warsaw | |
| Howard W. Moody* | 1943-44 | 154 | Valparaiso | |
| Jack Yarian* | 1944-45 | 154 | Logansport | |
| Carl J. Klepper* | 1945-46 | 154 | Huntington | |
| Rollis S. Weesner* | 1946-47 | 154 | Hammond | |
| W. McKean White* | 1947-48 | 154 | Elkhart | |
| William S. Chinworth* | 1948-49 | 154 | Warsaw | |
| John J. Laskosky* | 1949-50 | 224 | Glen Park | |
| Louis C. Rastetter* | 1950-51 | 224 | Fort Wayne | |
| Hermon Phillips* | 1951-52 | 224 | Angola | |
| Raymond S. Kastendieck* | 1952-53 | 224 | Gary | |
| Glen R. O’Laverty* | 1953-54 | 224 | Bluffton | |
| Ray Elledge* | 1954-55 | 224 | Hammond | |
| Fred Mussleman* | 1955-56 | 224 | Delphi | |
| Jacob L. Brenn* | 1956-57 | 224 | Huntington | |
| Clarence P. Ziner* | 1957-58 | 654 | Decatur | Enlist-Extend-Explore-Serve |
| D. Frank Helvie* | 1958-59 | 654 | South Bend | Help Shape the Future |
| John S. Jackson* | 1959-60 | 654 | Rensselaer | Vitalize! Personalize! Build Bridges of Friendship! |
| Clarence W. Goris* | 1960-61 | 654 | Gary | You are Rotary-Live it! Express it! Expand it! |
| J. Loren Elliott* | 1961-62 | 654 | Wabash | Act, Aim for Action, Communicate for Understanding, Test for Leadership |
| Joseph R. Roe* | 1962-63 | 654 | Columbia City | The Spark Within |
| John M. Kissinger* | 1963-64 | 654 | Elkhart | Meeting Rotary’s Challenge in the Space Age |
| Riley L. Case* | 1964-65 | 654 | LaGrange | Live Rotary. |
| Truman E. Caylor* | 1965-66 | 654 | Bluffton | Action, Consolidation and Continuity |
| Arnold Schipper* | 1966-67 | 654 | Plymouth | Better World Through Rotary |
| James Keough* | 1967-68 | 654 | Glen Park | Make Your Rotary Membership Effective |
| Fred Von Gunten* | 1968-69 | 654 | Berne | Participate! |
| John Snell* | 1969-70 | 654 | Warsaw | Review and Renew |
| Raymond K. White* | 1970-71 | 654 | Gary | Bridge the Gaps |
| Rev. L. Wayne Smith* | 1971-72 | 654 | Rensselaer | Goodwill Begins With You |
| Phillip E. Legge* | 1972-73 | 654 | Plymouth | Let’s Take a New Look-and Act |
| William Steinmetz* | 1973-74 | 654 | South Bend | A Time for Action |
| Perry Haskins* | 1974-75 | 654 | Monticello | Renew the Spirit of Rotary |
| James E. Knight* | 1975-76 | 654 | Crown Point | To Dignify the Human Being |
| Ted Kosiba* | 1976-77 | 654 | Gary | I Believe in Rotary |
| Cotton Gall* | 1977-78 | 654 | Columbia City | Serve to Unite Mankind |
| James W. Buchanan* | 1978-79 | 654 | Hammond | Reach Out |
| Will McLaughlin* | 1979-80 | 654 | Wabash | Let Service Light the Way |
| William Borgmann* | 1980-81 | 654 | Fort Wayne | Take Time to Serve |
| Gene Wilczynski* | 1981-82 | 654 | Merrillville | World of Understanding and Peace |
| William H. Cable* | 1982-83 | 654 | Syracuse | Through Rotary Mankind is One-Build Bridge of |
| Edson Murray* | 1983-84 | 654 | Rensselaer | Friendship Throughout the World Share Rotary-Serve People |
| Rufus B. King* | 1984-85 | 654 | North Manchester | Discover a New World of Service |
| Dale Pence* | 1985-86 | 654 | Columbia City | You are the Key |
| William H. Heinhuis* | 1986-87 | 654 | Elkhart | Rotary Brings Hope |
| George Dingledy* | 1987-88 | 654 | Wabash | Rotarians-United in Service-Dedicated to |
| John R. Leal* | 1988-89 | 654 | Fort Wayne | Peace Put Life Into Rotary-Your Life |
| Phillip Magner* | 1989-90 | 654 | Wabash | Enjoy Rotary |
| Malcolm McClure* | 1990-91 | 654 | Monticello | Honor Rotary with Faith and Enthusiasm |
| John Egan* | 1991-92 6540 | 6540 | Rensselaer | Look Beyond Yourself |
| Dick Kemper | 1992-93 6540 | 6540 | Concord | Real Happiness is Helping Others |
| Bill Screes* | 1993-94 6540 | 6540 | Granger | Believe in What You Do- Do What You |
| Bill Screes* | 1994-95 6540 | 6540 | Granger | Believe In. Be a Friend |
| Everett D. Colvin* | 1995-96 6540 | 6540 | Plymouth | Act with Integrity, Serve with Love, Work for |
| Arthur S. Malasto* | 1996-97 6540 | 6540 | Valparaiso | Peace. Build the Future with Action and Vision. |
| Albert E. Alazraki* | 1997-98 6540 | 6540 | Angola | Show Rotary Cares. |
| Gordon C. Smith* | 1998-99 6540 | 6540 | Peru | Follow Your Rotary Dream |
| Terry A. McKay* | 1999-00 6540 | 6540 | Elkhart | Rotary 2000: Act with Consistency, |
| Bob Richardson* | 2000-01 6540 | 6540 | Concord | Credibility, Continuity Our Mission-Create Awareness, Take |
| Peggy Soderberg* | 2001-02 6540 | 6540 | South Bend | Action Mankind is our Business |
| David Wilson | 2002-03 6540 | 6540 | Kendallville | Sow the Seeds of Love |
| Rich Angle* | 2003-04 6540 | 6540 | Fowler | Lend a Hand |
| Bill Baldwin* | 2004-05 6540 | 6540 | Gary | Celebrate Rotary |
| John Wendel | 2005-06 6540 | 6540 | Michigan City | Service Above Self |
| Fred Bettner* | 2006-07 6540 | 6540 | South Gateway | Lead the Way |
| Jim Jeselnick | 2007-08 6540 | 6540 | Chesterton-Porter | Rotary Shares |
| John Balvich | 2008-09 6540 | 6540 | Rensselaer | Make Dreams Real |
| Floyd Lancia | 2009-10 6540 | 6540 | Anthony Wayne | The Future of Rotary is in Your Hands |
| Steve Van Scoik | 2010-11 6540 | 6540 | Concord | Building Communities, Bridging Continents |
| Michael Crabill* | 2011-12 6540 | 6540 | Elkhart Morning | Reach within to Embrace Humanity |
| Judith A. Walker | 2012-13 6540 | 6540 | Hammond | Peace Through Service |
| Christina Dougherty | 2013-14 6540 | 6540 | LaPorte | Engage Rotary-Change Lives |
| Steve Sorenson* | 2014-15 6540 | 6540 | Fowler | Light Up Rotary |
| Roger Sims* | 2015-16 6540 | 6540 | Munster | Be a Gift to the World |
| Ranjan B. Kini* | 2016-17 6540 | 6540 | Schererville | Rotary Serving Humanity |
| Lisa Waterman | 2017-18 6540 | 6540 | Fort Wayne | Rotary: Making a Difference. |
| Dan Ryan | 2018-19 6540 | 6540 | DeMotte-Kankakee Valley | Be the Inspiration |
| Alfred Brothers | 2019-20 6540 | 6540 | Anthony Wayne | Rotary Connects the World |
| John Frishie | 2020-21 6540 | 6540 | Kentland | Rotary Opens Opportunities |
| Jane Roush | 2021-22 6540 | 6540 | Albion | Serve to Change Lives |
| Timothy Gibson | 2022-23 6540 | 6540 | Fort Wayne | Imagine Rotary |
| Ed van Wijk | 2023-24 6540 | 6540 | DeMotte-Kankakee Valley | Create Hope in the World |
| Holli Seabury | 2024-25 6540 | 6540 | Fort Wayne | The Magic of Rotary |
| Brent Sheppard | 2025-26 | 6540 | Granger Sunrise | Unite for Good |
| *Denotes passed away |



